Biography

Tokuda earned her B.A. in International Relations from George Washington University. Her professional experience includes working as Director of Community Relations for Reynolds Recycling, Director of Development for the National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii, Executive Aide for Lieutenant Governor Mazie Hirono and President and founder of Charitable Ventures, Incorporated.

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Tokuda served on the following committees:

2012

Tokuda won re-election in the 2012 election for Hawaii State Senate District 24. Tokuda ran unopposed in the August 11 Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[4][5]

2006

On November, 7, 2006, Tokuda won election to the Hawaii State Senate from Hawaii's 24th Senate District. Tokuda received 9,429 votes in the election, defeating Keoki Leong (R), who received 6,988 votes. Additionally, 526 "Blank" votes and 5 "Over" votes were cast in the election.[7] Tokuda raised $79,938 for her campaign; Leong raised $37,031.[8]

Hawaii State Senate, District 24 (2006)

Candidates

Votes

Percent

Jill Tokuda (D)

9,429

55.6%

Keoki Leong (R)

6,988

41.2%

Blank

526

3.1%

Over

5

0.0%

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Tokuda is available dating back to 2006. Based on available campaign finance records, Tokuda raised a total of $202,065 during that time period. This information was last updated on June 25, 2013.[9]

Scorecards

Legislative scorecards are used to evaluate elected public officials based on voting record. Some scorecards are created by political advocacy groups with a focus on specific issues, while others are developed by newspapers and are broad in scope. Scorecards are meant to be used as a tool for voters to have a quick picture of whether their views align with a particular legislator's record.

Because scorecards can be specific to particular issues or general to a state’s legislative term, for example, each report should be considered on its own merits. Each entity that publishes these reports uses different methodologies and definitions for the terms used.

Hawaii Grassroot Institute

The Grassroot Institute issued its 2010 Legislative Score Card that tallied the votes of Hawaii legislators and graded their votes based on the Institute's values of individual liberty, free markets, and limited government.[12] The Institute observed state legislators' votes on issues involving taxes, spending, scope of government, business climate, and raids on special funds.
Tokuda received a total score of 5%. Here are the scores Tokuda received based on specific categories.

2010 Hawaii Senate Legislative Scorecard

Taxes

Business climate

Spending

Individual liberty

Raids

Scope of government

0%

0%

0%

67%

0%

0%

Personal

Tokuda has a husband, Kyle Michibata.

Recent news

This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term Jill + Tokuda + Hawaii + Senate

All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.